Associate in Science

Degree Requirements

Area I - Foundations Skills - 2 hours

FSL 101

Foundations of Scholarship and Learning

2

FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less that 24 hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101.

Area I - Rhetoric and Communication - 15 hours

 

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
ENG 102	English Composition II	3
SPEE 220	Fundamentals of Speech	3
SPAN 111	Elementary Spanish I	3
SPAN 112	Elementary Spanish II	3

Students must earn a "C" or higher in ENG 101, ENG 102, and SPAN 111.

Area I - Mathematics (choose one) - 3-4 hours

MATH 111	College Algebra	3
MATH 121	Calculus I	4

Students must earn a "C" or higher in MATH 111 and MATH 121.

Area II - Arts and Humanities (choose one) - 3 hours

ART 191	Enhancing Art Understanding	3
ENG 210	Introduction to Film Studies	3
MU 129	Music Listening	3
PHIL 201	Introduction to Philosophy	3
THR 100	Introduction to Theatre	3

Area II - Literature in English (choose one) - 3 hours

ENG 215	Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 216	Topics in Literature	3

Area II - The Social Sciences (choose two) - 6 hours

ANTH 210/SOC 210	Cultural Anthropology	3
ECON 241	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
	or
ECON 242	Principles of Microeconomics	3
PSY 201	General Psychology	3
	or
PSY 211	Psychology of Human Growth & Development	3
SOC 221	Introduction to Sociology	3

Area II - History (choose one of two sequences) - 6 hours

HIS 191	World Civilization to 1500	3
	and
HIS 192	World Civilization since 1500	3
	or
HIS 201	History of the United States I	3
	and
HIS 202	History of the United States II	3

Area II - The Natural Sciences - 7 hours

BIO 111

General Biology I

3

AND Choose one of the following:

ASTR 100	Introduction to Astronomy	4
CHEM 111	General Chemistry I	3
CHEM 111L	General Chemistry I Lab	1
PHY 201	College Physics I	4
PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PS 100	Physical Science	4

Students must earn a "C" or higher in the Natural Sciences.

Mathematics and Science Core- 21 hours

Students take advisor recommended electives in as needed, in order to fulfill the minimum of 64 semester credit hours required for graduation:

Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Computational Science & Technology
Mathematics
Physics
Physical Science

* Minimum of one laboratory science course required.

Student must earn a "C" or higher in all mathematics and science core courses.

 

Total GEC Credit Hours (43-46 hours)
Total Mathematics and Science Core (21 hours)

64 minimum hours for graduation.